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Released on RCA Victor, also Starman (David Bowie), The Passenger (Iggy Pop) and Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie)
Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, also Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel) (Roy Orbison), Such a Night (Elvis Presley) and Heartbreak Hotel (Elvis Presley)
Engineered by Bill Vandervort, also Lonesome, On’ry and Mean (Waylon Jennings), Good Times (Willie Nelson) and Stop the World (and Let Me Off) (Waylon Jennings)
Written by Bucky Jones, also Radio Lover (George Jones), Highway Robbery (Tanya Tucker) and Standing Knee Deep in a River (Joe Cocker)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
400 other songs on fono were recorded at RCA Victor Studios, by Dolly Parton and Waylon Jennings and others
Bill Vandervort engineered 42 songs on fono
Bucky Jones wrote 20 songs on fono
Bill Vandervort’s most frequent co-engineer is Jim Malloy (13 songs together)
Credits
All 8 credits
- Written by
- Bucky Jones, Joane Keller and Paul Huffman
- Performed by
- The Jordanaires
- Engineered by
- Bill Vandervort
- Part of
- Pride of America
- Recorded at
- RCA Victor Studios
- Released on
- RCA Victor
- Written by
- Bucky Jones, Joane Keller and Paul Huffman
- Performed by
- The Jordanaires
- Engineered by
- Bill Vandervort
- Part of
- Pride of America
- Recorded at
- RCA Victor Studios
- Released on
- RCA Victor
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same engineer: Bill Vandervort
Same writer: Bucky Jones
Same writer: Paul Huffman
Same label: RCA Victor
Same studio: RCA Victor Studios
Same release: Pride of America
Same engineer: Bill Vandervort
Same writer: Bucky Jones
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Thorns of Life was performed by The Jordanaires
Thorns of Life was performed by The Jordanaires
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Thorns of Life was written by Bucky Jones
Thorns of Life was written by Bucky Jones
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Thorns of Life was written by Joane Keller
Thorns of Life was written by Joane Keller
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Thorns of Life was written by Paul Huffman
Thorns of Life was written by Paul Huffman
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Thorns of Life is part of the release Pride of America
Thorns of Life is part of the release Pride of America
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Thorns of Life was recorded at RCA Victor Studios
Thorns of Life was recorded at RCA Victor Studios
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz RCA Victor is the label of the song Thorns of Life
RCA Victor is the label of the song Thorns of Life
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Thorns of Life was engineered by Bill Vandervort
Thorns of Life was engineered by Bill Vandervort
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Thorns of Life was released on 1974